Table 3.
Most frequent consequences of injuries. 3
| Total (n = 118) | Low Fall Height (n = 20) |
Intermediate Fall Height (n = 40) | High Fall Height (n = 58) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBI | 83.1% (n = 98) | 75% (n = 15) | 80% (n = 32) | 87.9% (n = 51) | 0.338 |
| EDH | 4.2% (n = 5) | 0% (n = 0) | 0% (n = 0) | 9.4% (n = 5) | 0.067 |
| SDH | 19.5% (n = 23) | 5% (n = 1) | 12.5% (n = 5) | 29.3% (n = 17) | 0.024 |
| SAH | 24.6% (n = 29) | 5% (n = 1) | 25% (n = 10) | 31% (n = 18) | 0.066 |
| ICH | 19.5% (n = 23) | 5% (n = 1) | 15% (n = 6) | 27.6% (n = 16) | 0.06 |
| fractures | 47.6% (n = 56) | 10% (n = 2) | 35% (n = 14) | 68.9% (n = 40) | 0.015 |
3 The injury consequences are shown depending on the height of the fall. Most frequently, patients suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which was further differentiated into the four bleeding entities epidural hemorrhage (EDH), subdural hemorrhage (SDH), subarachnoidal hemorrhage (SAH) and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).